Agenda item

Public participation

Mr J Hill spoke in support of the application

Mr M Hewitt spoke in support of the application

Cllr M Brunton, Chair of Allington Parish Council, spoke in support of the application

Cllr John Smale, local member, spoke in support of the application.

The Planning Officer introduced the report which was recommended for refusal and explained it was similar to the previous application, being outside the housing policy boundary.

During the debate issues regarding site access and the housing policy boundary were discussed.

It was

RESOLVED

That subject to the applicant entering into a S106 agreement to secure financial contributions towards recreational open space and affordable housing

To approve the application for the following reasons:

The site is situated just outside of the Housing Policy Boundary, but it is visually well related to the settlement limits and would fulfil a local need for modest housing growth within Allington, without harming the character of the settlement or surrounding countryside. The decision to grant planning permission has been taken on the grounds that the proposed development would not cause any significant harm to interests of acknowledged importance and having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the following policies in the South Wiltshire Core Strategy, namely saved Local Plan policies G1, G2, G5, D2, C6, TR11, TR14, R2 and Core Policies 1 and 3.

And subject to the following conditions:

1)    The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2)    The development shall only be undertaken in accordance with the following approved plans:

Plan Ref….1:500 Site Layout Plan...           Dated….25.09.12….

Plan Ref….H/02/12...                                Dated….Nov. 2012….

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt.

3)    Before development is commenced, a schedule of materials and finishes, and, where so required by the Local Planning Authority, samples of such materials and finishes, to be used for the external wall[s] and roof[s] of the proposed development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure a harmonious form of development.

4)    No development shall commence on site until details of the proposed ground floor slab levels have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved levels details.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity.

5)    No development shall commence on site until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the details of which shall include:

(a) details of any trees and hedgerows to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development;

(b) details of new trees and planting, including species;

(c) means of enclosure to the site boundaries;

(d) finished levels and contours;

(e) car park layouts;

(f) hard surfacing materials;

(g) minor artefacts and structures (e.g. refuse and other storage units);

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development.

6)    All soft landscapingcomprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the first occupation of the building(s) or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years, die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.  All hard landscaping shall also be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development.

7)    No construction work shall take place on Sundays or Public Holidays or outside the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 on weekdays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays.

Reason:In theinterests ofthe amenities of nearby residential property.